23 Anzac Park

Reid ACT 2612

THE QUESTIONS I ASK MYSELF EVERY TIME I VISIT A HOME. WHAT IS THE STORY? WHAT MAKES THIS ONE SPECIAL?SOMETIMES THE ANSWER IS APPARENT ON THE FIRST VISIT, OTHER TIMES THE STORY REVEALS ITSELF AS YOU SPEND MORE TIME IMMERSED IN THE SPACE, EXPERIENCING THE HOME AND TALKING TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.ALTHOUGH I AM TRYING VERY HARD NOT TO MAKE THE STORY ABOUT ME, THE TRUTH IS I HAVE A LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE ICONIC CANBERRA DUPLEXES. I LOVE THEM. I LOVE THE ERA THEY REPRESENT, THE STORY OF OUR EMERGING CITY, BUILT FROM THE RED BRICKS MADE IN YARRALUMLA ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. I LOVE THE POSSIBILITIES THEY INSPIRE. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE DESIGN, THE EFFICIENT USE OF SPACE, THE INTIMACY OF THE INTERIOR AESTHETIC AND THEIR SIMPLICITY. THE SASH WINDOWS FRAME BEAUTIFUL GARDEN OUTLOOKS AND THE VAULTED CEILINGS IN THE STAIR WELL CREATE A FEELING OF OPENNESS. THE RIPPLE LIGHT EFFECT OF THE VINTAGE GLASS SERVES NOT ONLY A FUNCTION BUT CASTS A FILTERED AND AMBIENT LIGHT, BUILT IN 1951 A SUGGESTIVE AND DELIBERATE DESIGN ELEMENT WITH AN INFLUENCE OF MODERNISM.ENCOMPASSING ALL THE TIMELESS BEAUTY OF AN EARLY CANBERRA HOME, THE ORIGINAL FOOTPRINT REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH UPDATED INTERIORS SYMPATHETIC TO THE ARCHITECTURE AND CHARACTER OF ITS CONSTRUCTION. I LOVE THE LIVING SPACES WHICH SPILL ONTO THE PAVED COVERED TERRACE FRINGED WITH WISTERIA, I LOVE THE ROMANTIC COTTAGE GARDENS WITH THEIR MATURE PLANTINGS OF ESTABLISHED TREES AND KITCHEN GARDENS. I LOVE THE WARM AND INVITING ATMOSPHERE OF THE HEARTH AND MANTLE THAT ENCAPSULATES THE REFINED AND STYLISH ESSENCE OF THIS HOME.A RARE AND COVETED POSITON ON ANZAC PARK, NUMBER 23 IS ONE OF THOSE FAVOURITE PROPERTIES THAT ONE DESIRES TO HAVE. WALK OR RIDE YOUR BIKE EVERYWHERE, INDULGE YOURSELF IN BRADDON'S THRIVING CAFE, BAR AND RESTAURANT CULTURE, STROLL TO THE PARKS AND RESERVES CLOSE BY, POP INTO CIVIC TO SHOP, ENJOY THE CITY'S CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WALK YOUR CHILDREN TO NEARBY SCHOOLS. OR YOU CAN JUST RELAX IN YOUR VERY OWN SANCTUARY ON THE EDGE OF THE CITY. FEATURES: - TWO STORY DUPLEX ON ANZAC PARK, LIVING AREA 120M , BLOCK SIZE 702M (APPROX.) - FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION TYPE 3 1951 (APPROX.) - DOUBLE BRICK AND TIMBER HOME WITH THREE BEDROOMS, TWO WITH BUILT IN WARDROBES - KITCHEN FEATURES GRANITE BENCHTOPS, OMEGA DISHWASHER, BOSCH OVEN AND COOKTOP AND PANTRY - SEPARATE LAUNDRY ROOM AND TOILET - FOUR BUILT IN STORAGE CUPBOARDS - GAS INSTANT HOT WATER - PINE CYPRESS FLOORS AND OAK DOORS - GAS LOG FIREPLACE IN ORIGINAL FIREPLACE - EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND GAS HEATING - FULLY LANDSCAPED BLOCK, COTTAGE GARDENS, WISTERIA COVERED PERGOLA, KITCHEN GARDEN WITH VEGETABLES AND FRUIT TREES - GREENHOUSE - SINGLE GATED CARPORT WITH WORKSHOP AREA - SHORT WALK TO CANBERRA CITY - CLOSE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT - C5, BRADDON AND NEW ACTON PRECINCTS WITH WALKING DISTANCE EER: 0LAND SIZE: 702M LAND VALUE: $672 000LAND RATES: $3 835